Investors simply aren’t willing to go out on the risk curve with risky assets (stocks) presently and with a very binary outcome anticipated from U.S./China trade talks set to commence Thursday. This was very apparent in Wednesday’s trading activity that was impacted by a series of headlines suggesting that China was arriving in the United…
Tempted to buy this dip? Presently the risk/reward scenario does not suggest doing so. Over the past 48 hours, there has been a significant sentiment shift in the marketplace and amongst investors given the threat of elevating tariffs on Chinese imports. Equity investors are becoming increasingly uncomfortable leading up to the proposed tariff increase. U.S.…
The major averages went on a wild ride Monday, kicking off what may prove to be the start of increased market volatility given the headlines surrounding U.S./China trade. President Donald Trump’s Sunday afternoon tweets indicated the probability of increasing tariffs on China this coming Friday from the current 10% level to 25% on an existing…
Well, that was much to do about nothing given the anticipation that came ahead of the trading week. When it was all said and done, the S&P 500 moved all of 5 points higher for the week and once again finished within its weekly expected move. What is truly remarkable about the drawdown from Q4…...
Welcome to our weekly State of the Markets video where Seth Golden and Wayne Nelson discuss all aspects of the market, from the macro to the micro. Please click the link to review the video. (1hr duration). For expedient reviews, feel free to skip segments of the SOTM by following the Outline below: Introduction of this week’s…...
Yesterday’s economic data was once again the highlight of the trading day. Now before you get all “up in arms”, that was just a joke. Of course the highlight of Wednesday’s trading was the Fed Chair’s press conference, post the announcement of no rate hike or cut. Why we are actually talking about a rate…
The economic data continues to slant more positively for most aspects of the economy, shy of manufacturing. While the Chicago PMI data proved to weaken in March, it is a much smaller regional component of the U.S. economic engine that is likely to improve as inventories roll off in the coming weeks and months. With…
The S&P 500 indeed set a new record closing high and all-time intraday high on Monday. It’s different this time because it’s different every time, otherwise we’d have a more colloquial phrasing of “same time”, which we obviously do not. The index nearly hit 2,950 before pulling back a bit into the closing bell…
Good morning fellow investors. This week’s Research Report will hit with greater brevity than you’ve seen with many of our Research Reports since we launched in December 2017. Also, it will be solely delivered by Seth Golden, Finom Group’s chief market strategists and managing director of the Golden Capital Portfolio. I’m often asked the following…...
Welcome to this week’s State of the Markets with Wayne Nelson and Seth Golden. In this week’s SOTM we discuss the vast variety of variables affecting the equity markets as they climb toward new highs. Please click the link to review the video, which runs about 59 minutes. Discussion on market volatility which has remained…...
